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ASHP, short for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, is a professional organization for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists who practice in hospitals and other health-system settings. It supports medication-use systems, patient safety, and pharmacy leadership. The society was established in 1952 as the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists and later adopted the broader name to reflect health-system practice.

ASHP engages members through education, policy development, practice standards, and publications. The organization publishes the American

ASHP develops guidelines and standards that influence hospital practice, including sterile compounding, drug-use policy, antimicrobial stewardship,

Membership and scope: ASHP serves pharmacists, technicians, and students working in hospital and health-system settings, with

Journal
of
Health-System
Pharmacy
(AJHP)
and
provides
continuing
education,
competency
resources,
and
practice
guidelines.
It
also
runs
the
annual
Midyear
Clinical
Meeting
and
Exhibition,
a
major
conference
for
hospital-based
pharmacists.
immunization
programs,
and
medication
safety
initiatives.
It
also
supports
residency
programs
and
postgraduate
training,
including
the
accreditation
and
recognition
of
health-system
pharmacy
residencies.
a
global
reach
through
international
members
and
partnerships.
The
organization
operates
with
governance
that
includes
a
board
of
directors
and
a
policy-making
body,
and
it
engages
in
advocacy
and
policy
work
at
national
and
state
levels
to
advance
safe
and
effective
medication-use.